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Crime fiction is one of the most popular book genres worldwide. Known for its propulsive plots, cryptic clues, and terrific twists, it presents readers with a knotty mystery and encourages them to actively participate in the unravelling. As a genre, it reveals a lot about human nature — perhaps most importantly, why we take such pleasure in the act of reading.
For writers of any genre, there’s a lot to learn from a close study of crime fiction’s writing techniques. If you want to learn how to grab readers from the first page and keep them enthralled all the way to the end, or if you’re interested in finding inspiration in a genre you may not have considered applicable to your work, don’t miss this session with Aoife Clifford.
Aoife is a bookseller and author of four crime novels, the combined experience of which has garnered her great practical knowledge of the genre and its readers. In this session, Aoife will:
There will be time for questions.
No problem! Everyone booked in to this event will be emailed a link and passcode to access the recording afterwards. This recording will be available to view for 10 days after the live session. This also means that if you wish to revisit the session after attending it live to take further notes, you can do so!
After 10 days, the link will expire and the recording will no longer be available to view.
